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Why a healthy weight is important
If your BMI or your waist measurement is above the healthy range (see What's healthy) you're
at increased risk of a number of serious medical conditions, especially heart disease and
diabetes. You're also more likely to suffer from joint problems and back pain, and you may
find you become breathless and may have difficulty sleeping.
Weight loss
Losing weight is about eating fewer calories than you burn off in your everyday life. Try to
make small but permanent changes to your lifestyle, rather than opting for a dramatic new
diet. You may lose weight more slowly, but you'll reduce the chances of regaining it again
later.
Most doctors recommend that, on average, you should aim to lose no more than 1kg (2lb) a
week.
If your weight stays the same for a week or two, don't abandon all you've
achieved
Some weeks you may lose more weight than others. As long as your weight is continuing to
decrease overall, there's no need to worry. If your weight stays the same for a week or two,
don't abandon all you've achieved; instead, focus on the amount and type of foods you are
eating and try to be a little more active.
Losing five per cent of your initial body weight in three months, or ten per cent in six to 12
months, is an excellent start. Reward yourself with a special treat - a beauty treatment, a new
item of clothing or even a bunch of fresh flowers can all mark your success.
In the UK, about two-thirds (66 per cent) of adults are now overweight or obese. Of these, 22
per cent of men and 23 per cent of women are obese (at least two to three stone overweight),
meaning their weight is putting their health at considerable risk. The level of obesity has
tripled in the past 20 years, and is still rising.
Obesity is rising among children too
Obesity is rising among children too. In the past ten years it has doubled in six-year-olds (to
8.5 per cent) and trebled among 15-year-olds (to 15 per cent).
These statistics are alarming because being overweight, and especially being obese,
increases our risk of many health problems, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, certain
cancers, stroke, back and joint pain, osteoarthritis, high blood pressure, gallstones, fatty liver,
infertility, breathlessness, depression, snoring, difficulty sleeping and excessive sweating.
Being obese is not a cosmetic issue. It can stop us getting the best from life and put our
health at serious risk. In fact, a report from the National Audit Office concluded that obesity
could shave an average of nine years from our lifespan.
According to data compiled by the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) in May 2004,
England and Scotland have some of the highest levels of obesity in Europe. And while we
still have some catching up to do with the US - where one in three women and more than
one in four men are obese - the way things are going in the UK, we could be there by 2010.
The worldwide increase is also spreading to areas of developing countries where there's
easier access to an over-processed diet and less need to be active in daily lives.
This rise in obesity, and the effect it has on so many people's health and wellbeing, and the
nation's resources, is why action must be taken at all levels to combat the obesity epidemic.
Everyone has a role to play in what is perhaps the UK's biggest public health challenge.
Getting Help:
There are many complementary therapies that can help with weight loss.
Booking:
To book an appointment click here
Prices:
Click Here
More information:
More information can be found at BBC Health
If your BMI or your waist measurement is above the healthy range (see What's healthy) you're
at increased risk of a number of serious medical conditions, especially heart disease and
diabetes. You're also more likely to suffer from joint problems and back pain, and you may
find you become breathless and may have difficulty sleeping.
Weight loss
Losing weight is about eating fewer calories than you burn off in your everyday life. Try to
make small but permanent changes to your lifestyle, rather than opting for a dramatic new
diet. You may lose weight more slowly, but you'll reduce the chances of regaining it again
later.
Most doctors recommend that, on average, you should aim to lose no more than 1kg (2lb) a
week.
If your weight stays the same for a week or two, don't abandon all you've
achieved
Some weeks you may lose more weight than others. As long as your weight is continuing to
decrease overall, there's no need to worry. If your weight stays the same for a week or two,
don't abandon all you've achieved; instead, focus on the amount and type of foods you are
eating and try to be a little more active.
Losing five per cent of your initial body weight in three months, or ten per cent in six to 12
months, is an excellent start. Reward yourself with a special treat - a beauty treatment, a new
item of clothing or even a bunch of fresh flowers can all mark your success.
In the UK, about two-thirds (66 per cent) of adults are now overweight or obese. Of these, 22
per cent of men and 23 per cent of women are obese (at least two to three stone overweight),
meaning their weight is putting their health at considerable risk. The level of obesity has
tripled in the past 20 years, and is still rising.
Obesity is rising among children too
Obesity is rising among children too. In the past ten years it has doubled in six-year-olds (to
8.5 per cent) and trebled among 15-year-olds (to 15 per cent).
These statistics are alarming because being overweight, and especially being obese,
increases our risk of many health problems, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, certain
cancers, stroke, back and joint pain, osteoarthritis, high blood pressure, gallstones, fatty liver,
infertility, breathlessness, depression, snoring, difficulty sleeping and excessive sweating.
Being obese is not a cosmetic issue. It can stop us getting the best from life and put our
health at serious risk. In fact, a report from the National Audit Office concluded that obesity
could shave an average of nine years from our lifespan.
According to data compiled by the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) in May 2004,
England and Scotland have some of the highest levels of obesity in Europe. And while we
still have some catching up to do with the US - where one in three women and more than
one in four men are obese - the way things are going in the UK, we could be there by 2010.
The worldwide increase is also spreading to areas of developing countries where there's
easier access to an over-processed diet and less need to be active in daily lives.
This rise in obesity, and the effect it has on so many people's health and wellbeing, and the
nation's resources, is why action must be taken at all levels to combat the obesity epidemic.
Everyone has a role to play in what is perhaps the UK's biggest public health challenge.
Getting Help:
There are many complementary therapies that can help with weight loss.
Booking:
To book an appointment click here
Prices:
Click Here
More information:
More information can be found at BBC Health
The more weight you gain, the more severe these problems may become. The
good news is that losing weight will alleviate many of these problems.
good news is that losing weight will alleviate many of these problems.
